"Apart from the obvious, which is the climate, there is the quality and rhythm of life, our open and hospitable character, distances are short, and we are relatively close to Europe", Canary Islands wants to be home for remote work, and I can only say YES! https://english.elpais.com/economy_and_business/2020-11-10/not-just-a-tourist-destination-why-spains-canary-islands-are-hoping-to-attract-30000-remote-workers.html

We first moved to southern Spain in 2012, and lived there, on-off, for the following six years. It's an absolutely wonderful country to be an expat in. Incredible food, awesome healthcare, welcoming locales. I miss living there all the time.

Marbella, where we were, isn't exactly the hub of anything except a rush of tourists in the summer, a lot of expat retirees, but so damn what? Remote life is all about picking the place you want to live, unconstrained by where the office is.

Speaking of Marbella. I'm still flabbergasted that I could buy better baguettes and croissants at a fucking Spanish GAS STATION than at any American establishment, no matter how fancy or pricey. The average quality of food is just next level.

Also, while national stereotypes are often coarse and individually inaccurate, I've never spent a prolonged amount of time anywhere amongst a people so genuinely happy to make your acquaintance. Not for gain, not commerce. Those loose human connections. Unparalleled.

Greenwald spoke about something similar re: Brazil on the Rogan podcast. The anecdote about standing in line at the supermarket, and people simply taking their sweet time to chat with the cashier. Just because humans. Spain time. The unhurried way of life.

It also illustrated why there are cultural stereotypes. Both because they're born in a national character (see Fromm), but also because they're so hard to change. I would marvel at that pace of life, objectively convinced it was better, yet utterly unable to internalize it.